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Clark Atlanta University Panther
October 18, 1991
VOICES
I >: THE PANTHER
Staff Members
Sheryl Kennedy
Editor-in-Chief
Tonya Latimer
News Editor
William Blackburn
Editorial Page Editor
Veronica Fields
Entertainment Editor
Anthony George
Sports Editor
Kesha Moorefield
Copy Editor
KeenanThomas
Graphic Designer
€4r Ann Wead Kimbrough
mf Advisor
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Atlanta University. No items published in the Panther
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ideas of the university or Panther staff.
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The Panther reserves the right to edit for clarity,
length, grammar and reject announcements that we
deem inappropriate.
THINK ABOUT IT. . .
"Things are often done for, or about, or to, or because of Negroes,
but they are less frequently done by Negroes."
James Wilson
Author, Negro Politics
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Sjs Ara. : Radio call. Hispanic threatening
to jump tan 10'Stpries up.
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lawyers.
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HEY, STOP THE RAIN DANCING
By William Blackburn
Editorial Page Editor
I know that every Native
American (Indians) within a earshot of
the Atlanta Braves 'tomahawk chop' is
screaming with ’Apache rage.' And as a
fellow minority I fully understand. I
know I would be upset if the Braves
changed their name to the Atlanta
Slaves and 50,000 people were waving
chains chanting "We Shall Overcome."
For the last two weeks Braves
fans have been making tomahawks in
all shapes, sizes and colors to display at
the baseball games. Throw in the war
paint that covers the faces of many fans
and the Native American war chant
that echoes throughout the stadium,
and once again White insensitivity has
stolen the moment.
I wonder why there isn't a team
nicknamed the Rednecks or the Pale
Faces. How about the Atlanta Racist?
Maybe even the Georgia Lynchers. No,
there aren't any teams named after the
Caucasian race, but there are plenty of
teams with ethnic nicknames. The
Florida State Seminoles, Washington
Redskins, Kansas City Chiefs, and
Cleveland Indians are just a few of the
disrespectful titles attached to athletic
teams.
But wait a minute, I can't blame
it all on Whites because there is an
abundance of Blacks who are just as
guilty. Perfecting the art of tomahawk
chopping and Native war chanting,
these blacks are obviously caught up in
the excitement of a winning Braves
season. But beyond the cheers, yells and
screams is a world of realism. A world
full of disrespect. A world full of
misplaced values. A world full of pleas
for fairness.
Every minority from Maine to
Georgia to Hawaii should be in an
uproar over this episode of uncivil
behavior. We as Blacks complain about
the unjust treatment that America
inflicts on us, but be a Native American
for 10 minutes and you'll be suicidal. At
times society ranks Blacks above only
one other minority group when it comes
to benefits, opportunities and justice
and that's the Native Americans. They
were robbed, beaten and misplaced.
Sound familiar?
This is not an attack on the
Braves players for they have done a
marvelous job in turning the team
around. However, this is an attack on
what's right and what's wrong. And the
recent tomahawk phase has gotten out
of hand. Personally I am offended about
the use of ethnic nicknames. Whether
the name be slaves, negroes, spick,
slanted eyes, immigrants or Indians the
whole idea of placing a ethnic groups
name on a athletic team is offensive. It
not only shows a high level of
ignorance, but is further evidence that
racism and inequality are a huge part of
our society.
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He Said/She Said and Global Issues will return in the
next issue.